Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-16
LYNCH VS.. VANDEVER.
The Hearing of Testimo ony Con.
tfnued Yesterday Morning.

Noberto Valencia testified that h'
lived on Alameda street. He was at th'
polls, at the first precinct acting al
challenger. Jesus Bilderrain was there
that day. He saw Bilderrain take men
by the arm and take them to the yard
and then bring them back and put them
in line. He did not leave until the last
one he took to the line would vote.
Witness noticed number of Italians
who had been placed in the line by Bill
derrain and his aids. Some of those
IN en- were challenged. Several told
him that they had been paid to
vote the Democratic ticket by Bilder-
rain. Tom McCaffrey and V. Sanchez.
No one interfered to prevent the chal-
longing. Witness was not inside the
room but at the Window. He was driv.
en- away from the polls by one OF the
Judges of election. Bilderrain said that
he worked with plenty Of so gold
nieces in his pocket and ratified the
money at the same time. The work.
ers all said they had plenty OF money
because the Republicans had nothing.
Cross examined; Was standing at the
window of the polls. There was mar
shall and a policeman there. He had
called the attention of the policeman to
the matter. The parties told him that
they were paid when they We're In the
line. Witness asked them, "You were
paid, were you not?" and they answered,
HCertainly." He could not see what
was done in the yard. There were
some Republican workers at that pre-
cinct also. He couldn't see from his
position whether the voters had received
money or not. :,
d. w. Field testified that he resided
in the Second ward On election day he
voted at the court house precinct OF the
Second ward. He was at the White
House precinct about IL o'clock for tit.
teen minutes. There was line OF from
fifteen to twenty at that time. The
election was going on quietly. Every
thing was quiet. He saw no attempt to
obstruct the voting and did not think
here was any unnecessary delay. Voting
was going on at about the usual rate.
CrOS9.exatllu6u-C ehNAo AAAs-
did not go back again.
L. J. Thompson, recalled, testihed
that he had he had the list Of places and
persons to when notices of extension OF
lime were addressed, as follows: Ana
leim, H. s. Knapp; Azusa, John Shell |
on, J. T. Gordon; Cotton, J. K. Hand;
J. C. Baum; Downey, j. W.
Buster: Ell Monte, M. S. Wilson, G. M.
Bell; Florence, Josiah Russell; Fruit
and, J. w. Batcheler; Fair Oaks, Z.
Monroe; Lancaster, j. G. Wickersham;
.angs, Jno. Lang; Long Beach, ): ii.
[ohnson; Los virgines, Philip Voter;
lorwalk, L. P. Spencer, Levi Sea6rldge;
Sewhall, J. I. Powell; Orange, Il. B.
'orsythe; Pasadena, F. M. Wood, b W.
Bates; Pomona, P. c. Thomas, n +.
House; Puente, H. P. Carroll; San
'edro, w. II. Moulthrop; San Fernan-
10, Fl. W. Griswold; San Gabriel. W.
:. Slack; Alhambra, G. 7. Adams;Santa
INA, C. w. Humphreys, G. E. Free
nan; Spadra, A. D. Coldwell; San Juan,
(. Esgan; Santa Monica, G. G. Twitch.
II; Preston, J. M. Ballard; Westmins-
er, R. T. Harris; Wilmington, john
Yorba, ]. G. Travis. Those
7ere the ones to whom l addressed the
irculars. i
Cross.examined-I sent nothing.
ddressed them and left them in the
nail box. Don't know of any books |
,eing sent out on the same day. Don't |
now on what date 1 addressed the en-
'elopes. The circulars were in the en-
elopes. put them in myself. Don't
now that they were ever mailed.
Adjourned until to-day because of the
ifficulty of obtaining witnesses.